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College Physics, 10e (Young)

Chapter 2 Motion Along a Straight Line
2.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) If the fastest you can safely drive is what is the longest time you can stop for dinner if
you must travel in total?
A) 2.3 h
B) 2.5 h
C) 1.8 h
D) You can't stop at all.
Answer: A
Var: 50+
2) A car accelerates from to at a rate of How far does it travel while

accelerating?
A) 69 m
B) 207 m
C) 41 m
D) 117 m
Answer: A
Var: 50+
3) An airplane needs to reach a velocity of to take off. On a runway, what is

the minimum acceleration necessary for the plane to take flight?
A) 0.79 m/s2
B) 0.87 m/s2
C) 0.95 m/s2
D) 1.0 m/s2
Answer: A
Var: 50+
4) Assuming equal rates of acceleration in both cases, how much further would you travel if
braking from to rest than from
A) 4 times farther
B) 3.2 times farther
C) 4.8 times farther
D) 5.2 times farther
Answer: A
Var: 50+
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5) Acceleration is sometimes expressed in multiples of g, where is the acceleration

due to the earth's gravity. In a car crash, the car's velocity may go from to in
How many g's are experienced, on average, by the driver?
A) 20 g
B) 14 g
C) 24 g
D) 26 g
Answer: A
Var: 11
6) A baseball is hit with a bat and, as a result, its direction is completely reversed and its speed is
doubled. If the actual contact with the bat lasts what is the ratio of the acceleration to the
original velocity?
A) -6.7 s-1
B) -4.4 s-1
C) -2.2 s-1
D) -0.15 s-1
Answer: A
Var: 50+
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Use Figure 2.1 to answer the following question(s).
Figure 2.1
7) The graph in Figure 2.1 shows the position of an object as a function of time. The letters H-L
represent particular moments of time. At which moment in time is the speed of the object the
highest?
A) J
B) H
C) I
D) K
E) L
Answer: A
Var: 1
8) The graph in Figure 2.1 shows the position of an object as a function of time. The letters H-L
represent particular moments of time. At which moment in time is the speed of the object equal
to zero?
A) I
B) H
C) J
D) K
E) L
Answer: A
Var: 1
3

9) A train starts from rest and accelerates uniformly, until it has traveled 5.6 km and acquired a
velocity of The train then moves at a constant velocity of for 420 s. The train then
slows down uniformly at until it is brought to a halt. The acceleration during the first
5.6 km of travel is closest to:
A) 0.16 m/
B) 0.14 m/
C) 0.17 m/
D) 0.19 m/
E) 0.20 m/
Answer: A
Var: 50+
10) A train starts from rest and accelerates uniformly, until it has traveled 2.1 km and acquired a
velocity of The train then moves at a constant velocity of for 400 s. The train then
slows down uniformly at until it is brought to a halt. The distance traveled by the
train while slowing down, in km, is closest to:
A) 4.4
B) 4.2
C) 4.0
D) 3.8
E) 3.6
Answer: A
Var: 50+
11) A car moving at a velocity of 20 m/s is behind a truck moving at a constant velocity of
When the car is 50 m behind the front of the truck, the car accelerates uniformly at
The car continues at the same acceleration until it reaches a velocity of which
is the legal speed limit. The car then continues at a constant velocity of until it passes the
front of the truck. The distance the car travels while accelerating, in meters, is closest to:
A) 50
B) 54
C) 58
D) 62
E) 66
Answer: D
Var: 1
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12) A motorist makes a trip of 180 miles. For the first 90 miles she drives at a constant speed of
30 mph. At what constant speed must she drive the remaining distance if her average speed for
the total trip is to be 40 mph?
A) 45 mph
B) 50 mph
C) 52.5 mph
D) 55 mph
E) 60 mph
Answer: E
Var: 1
13) A racquetball strikes a wall with a speed of 30 m/s and rebounds with a speed of The
collision takes What is the average acceleration of the ball during the collision?
A) zero
B) 200 m/
C) 2800 m/
D) 1500 m/
E) 1300 m/
Answer: C
Var: 1
14) Which of the following situations is impossible?

A) An object has velocity directed east and acceleration directed west.
B) An object has velocity directed east and acceleration directed east.
C) An object has zero velocity but non-zero acceleration.
D) An object has constant non-zero acceleration and changing velocity.
E) An object has constant non-zero velocity and changing acceleration.
Answer: E
Var: 1
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15) A racing car accelerates uniformly from rest along a straight track. This track has markers
spaced at equal distances along it from the start, as shown in Figure 2.2. The car reaches a speed
of 140 km/h as it passes marker 2.
Figure 2.2
Whereabouts on the track was the car when it was travelling at half this speed, i.e. at 70 km/h?
A) Before marker 1
B) At marker 1
C) Between marker 1 and marker 2
Answer: A
Var: 1
16) A stone is thrown vertically upwards, reaches a highest point, and returns to the ground.
When the stone is at the top of its path, its acceleration
A) is zero.
B) is directed upwards.
C) is directed downwards.
D) changes direction from upwards to downwards.
Answer: C
Var: 1
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17) The motions of a car and a truck along a straight road are represented by the velocity-time
graphs in Figure 2.3. The two vehicles are initially alongside each other at time t = 0.
Figure 2.3
At time T, what is true of the distances travelled by the vehicles since time t = 0?
A) They will have travelled the same distance.
B) The truck will not have moved.
C) The car will have travelled further than the truck.
D) The truck will have travelled further than the car.
Answer: D
Var: 1
18) Two identical objects A and B fall from rest from different heights to the ground. If object B
takes twice as long as A to reach the ground, what is the ratio of the heights from which A and B
fell? Neglect air resistance.
A) 1 :
B) 1 : 2
C) 1 : 4
D) 1 : 8
Answer: C
Var: 1
7

19) A ball is projected upward at time t = 0.0 s, from a point on a roof 60 m above the ground.
The ball rises, then falls and strikes the ground. The initial velocity of the ball is
Consider all quantities as positive in the upward direction. At time the acceleration of
the ball is closest to:
A) zero
B) +5 m/
C) +10 m/
D) -5 m/
E) -10 m/
Answer: E
Var: 50+
Consider all quantities as positive in the upward direction. At time the velocity of the
ball is closest to:
A) zero
B) +175 m/s
C) +12 m/s
D) -175 m/s
E) -12 m/s
Answer: A
Var: 50+
Consider all quantities as positive in the upward direction. The velocity of the ball when it is
above the ground is closest to:
A) -81 m/s
B) -64 m/s
C) -48 m/s
D) -32 m/s
E) -97 m/s
Answer: A
Var: 50+
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22) A test rocket is fired straight up from rest with a net acceleration of 20 m/ . After 4 seconds
the motor turns off, but the rocket continues to coast upward. What maximum elevation does the
rocket reach?
A) 487 m
B) 327 m
C) 320 m
D) 408 m
E) 160 m
Answer: A
Var: 1
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23) A child standing on a bridge throws a rock straight down. The rock leaves the child's hand at
Which of the graphs shown here best represents the velocity of the stone as a function of
time?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Answer: C
Var: 1
10

24) A toy rocket is launched vertically from ground level (y = 0 m), at time t = 0.0 s. The rocket
engine provides constant upward acceleration during the burn phase. At the instant of engine
burnout, the rocket has risen to 64 m and acquired a velocity of The rocket continues to
rise in unpowered flight, reaches maximum height, and falls back to the ground. The time
interval, during which the rocket engine provides upward acceleration, is closest to:
A) 2.1 s
B) 2.3 s
C) 1.9 s
D) 1.7 s
E) 1.5 s
Answer: A
Var: 50+
rise in unpowered flight, reaches maximum height, and falls back to the ground. The upward
acceleration of the rocket during the burn phase is closest to:
A) 9.9 m/
B) 9.6 m/
C) 9.3 m/
D) 9.0 m/
E) 8.7 m/
Answer: A
Var: 50+
rise in unpowered flight, reaches maximum height, and falls back to the ground. The maximum
height reached by the rocket is closest to:
A) 233 m
B) 221 m
C) 209 m
D) 244 m
E) 256 m
Answer: A
Var: 50+
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Situation 2.1
A rock is projected upward from the surface of the moon, at time t = 0.0 s, with a velocity of
The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the moon is
27) In Situation 2.1, the time when the rock is ascending and at a height of 180 m is closest to:
A) 8 s
B) 12 s
C) 17 s
D) 23 s
E) 30 s
Answer: A
Var: 1
28) In Situation 2.1, the height of the rock when it is descending with a velocity of 20 m/s is
closest to:
A) 115 m
B) 125 m
C) 135 m
D) 145 m
E) 155 m
Answer: E
Var: 1
29) A ball is thrown straight upward with a velocity of How much time passes before the
ball strikes the ground? Disregard air resistance.
A) 3.7 s
B) 1.8 s
C) 1.1 s
D) 0.6 s
Answer: A
Var: 31
30) An object is dropped from rest into a pit, and accelerates due to gravity at roughly 10 m/s2. It
hits the ground in 5 seconds. A rock is then dropped from rest into a second pit, and hits the
ground in 10 seconds. How much deeper is the second pit, compared to the first pit? Neglect air
resistance.
A) four times deeper
B) two times deeper
C) three times deeper
D) five times deeper
Answer: A
Var: 1
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2.2 Short Answer Questions
1) A soccer ball is released from rest at the top of a grassy incline. After 6.4 seconds, the ball
travels 91 meters. One second later, the ball reaches the bottom of the incline.
a) What was the ball's acceleration? (Assume that the acceleration was constant.)
b) How long was the incline?
Answer: a) 4.4 m/
b) 120 m
Var: 50+
2) A rock is thrown directly upward from the edge of the roof of a building that is 56.3 meters
tall. The rock misses the building on its way down, and is observed to strike the ground 4.00
seconds after being thrown. Take the acceleration due to gravity to have magnitude
and neglect any effects of air resistance. With what speed was the rock thrown?
Answer: 5.53 m/s
Var: 50+
3) A package is dropped from a helicopter moving upward at If it takes before the

package strikes the ground, how high above the ground was the package when it was released?
Neglect air resistance.
Answer: 1300 m
Var: 25
4) At the same moment, one rock is dropped and one is thrown downward with an initial velocity
of from the top of a building. How much earlier does the thrown rock strike the
ground? Neglect air resistance.
Answer: 2.4 s
Var: 21
5) Human reaction times are worsened by alcohol. How much further (in feet) would a drunk
driver's car travel before he hits the brakes than a sober driver's car? Assume that both are
initially traveling at 50.0 mph and their cars have the same acceleration while slowing down, and
that the sober driver takes 0.33 s to hit the brakes in a crisis, while the drunk driver takes 1.0 s to
do so.
Answer: 49 ft
Var: 1
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College Physics, 10e (Young)

2.1 Multiple Choice Questions

2) A car accelerates from to at a rate of How far does it travel while

3) An airplane needs to reach a velocity of to take off. On a runway, what is

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5) Acceleration is sometimes expressed in multiples of g, where is the acceleration

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Use Figure 2.1 to answer the following question(s).

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14) Which of the following situations is impossible?

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